Infection of the subcutis and skin of cats with rapidly growing mycobacteria: A review of microbiological and clinical findings

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-48

  Malik, R ^a   Wigney, D I ^a   Dawson, D ^b   Martin, P ^a   Hunt, G B ^a   Love, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FELIS CATUS; MYCOBACTERIA SMEGMATIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PANNICULITIS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PANNICULITIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034158490     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jfms.2000.0051     Document Type: Article

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